ISSN:
1471-4159
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The effects of various ions on L-glutamate (L-Glu) binding sites (Na+-dependent, Cl−-dependent, and CP−-independent) in synaptic plasma membranes (SPM) isolated from rat spinal cord and forebrain were examined. CP−-de-pendent binding sites were over twofold higher in spinal cord (Bmax= 152 ± 34 pmol/mg protein) as compared to forebrain SPM (Bmax= 64 ± 12 pmol/mg protein). Na+ dependent binding, on the other hand, was nearly sixfold less in spinal cord (Bmax= 74 ± 10 pmol/mg protein) compared to forebrain SPM (408 ± 26 pmol/mg protein). Uptake of L-Glu (Na+-dependent) was also eightfold less in the P2 fraction from spinal cord relative to forebrain (Vmax of 2.89 and 22.3 pmol/mg protein/min, respectively). The effects of Na+, K+, NH4+, and Ca2+ on L-Glu binding sites were similar in both regions of the CNS. In addition, in spinal cord membranes, Br−, I−, and NO3− were equivalent to C− in their capacity to stimulate L-Glu binding, whereas F−and CO32− were less effective. Cl−-dependent l-Glu binding in spinal cord membranes consisted of two distinct sites. The predominant site (74% of the total) had characteristics similar to the Cl−-dependent binding site in forebrain membranes [i.e., Ki values of 5.7 ± 1.4 μM and 119 ± 38 nM for 2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid (AP4) and quisqualic acid, (QUIS), respectively]. The other CP-dependent site was unaffected by AP4 but was blocked by QUIS (Ki= 14.2 ± 4.8 μM).
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1986.tb00719.x
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